Luther
Episode 1
Season 5, Episode 1 · Aired 2019-01-01
Synopsis
A new spate of nightmarish murders brings DCI John Luther to once again face the depths of human depravity on the streets of London. While the monstrous and seemingly indiscriminate killings become ever more audacious and public, Luther and new recruit D.S. Catherine Halliday are confounded by a complex tangle of leads and misdirection that seems designed to protect an untouchable corruption. As the body count rises, and gangster George Cornelius applies his own pressure, can Luther catch a killer and save his own neck?
In the series
This episode is part of Luther (2010–2019) on BBC.
Idris Elba’s haunted detective — London gothic with Alice Morgan’s smile.
Key cast
- Idris Elba as John Luther
- Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan
- Dermot Crowley as Martin Schenk
- Warren Brown as Justin Ripley
- Nikki Amuka-Bird as Erin Gray